Dischistodus perspicillatus

Dischistodus perspicillatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Dischistodus
Species:	D. perspicillatus
Binomial name
Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
Pomacentrus perspicillatusCuvier, 1830 Pomacentrus trimaculatusCuvier, 1830 Dischistodus trimaculatus(Cuvier, 1830) Pomacentrus bifasciatus Bleeker, 1854 Pomacentrus frenatus De Vis, 1885 Pomacentrus dorsomaculatusKendall & Goldsborough, 1911 Chromis humbug Whitley, 1954

Dischistodus perspicillatus, commonly known as the white damsel, is a species of fish native to the Andaman Sea and eastern Indian Ocean. ^[2]

This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in). ^[3]

References

1. Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L.; Santos, M. (2022). "Dischistodus perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T188612A1902135. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188612A1902135.en . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dischistodus perspicillatus". FishBase . February 2015 version.

External links

• Photos of Dischistodus perspicillatus in the Sealife Collection